Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 20, Issue 2, 021204(2022)

Fiber-delay-line-referenced optical frequency combs: three stabilization schemes

Kai Wang1, Haochen Tian1、*, Fei Meng2,3, Baike Lin2, Shiying Cao2, Yihan Pi1, Yan Han1,4, Zhanjun Fang2, Youjian Song1, and Minglie Hu1
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  • 1Ultrafast Laser Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Technical Science of Ministry of Education, School of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2Division of Time and Frequency Metrology, National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication System and Networks, School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 4College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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    Principle of comb mode noise detection and repetition rate noise detection based on DSH method. AFI, asymmetric fiber interferometer.
    Three experimental schemes of the fiber-delay-line-referenced OFCs. PD, photodetector; BPF, band-pass filter; SG, signal generator; AFI, asymmetric fiber interferometer.
    (a) Frequency stability and (b) out-of-loop phase noise PSD of 1542 nm comb mode using scheme (i).
    (a) Frequency stability and (b) out-of-loop phase noise PSD of 1542 nm comb mode using scheme (ii).
    (a) Frequency stability and (b) out-of-loop phase noise PSD of 1542 nm comb mode using scheme (iii).
    • Table 1. Noise Performance Comparison of Three Stabilization Schemes

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      Table 1. Noise Performance Comparison of Three Stabilization Schemes

      Stabilization SchemeLowest Allan DeviationIntegrated Phase Noise (from 5 MHz to 100 Hz) (rad)
      (i)4.4×1012 at 6.4 ms7.7
      (ii)1.4×1012 at 3.2 ms3.7
      (iii)2.7×1012 at 6.4 ms1.5
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    Kai Wang, Haochen Tian, Fei Meng, Baike Lin, Shiying Cao, Yihan Pi, Yan Han, Zhanjun Fang, Youjian Song, Minglie Hu, "Fiber-delay-line-referenced optical frequency combs: three stabilization schemes," Chin. Opt. Lett. 20, 021204 (2022)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement, and Optical Sensing

    Received: Nov. 3, 2021

    Accepted: Nov. 18, 2021

    Posted: Nov. 19, 2021

    Published Online: Dec. 16, 2021

    The Author Email: Haochen Tian (haochentian@tju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202220.021204

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